"Hi Enrico,

From a private collection here in Hawaii. Thought you would like to see the 1959 3500 GT Bertone Prototype.

I had just met the owner of the cars and he was sponsoring our Camaro Club here in Hawaii for the Camaro display when one day I was sitting talking to him and he asked if I had any questions. Told him I had heard of a car collection below the dealership and before I could ask if it was fact he asked if I wanted to see the cars!!!! Of course the answer was YES. He has a few other Exotic cars in the collection as well. I was hoping more to see the American Muscle cars that were there but he told me he sold them off years ago with the one I REALLY WANTED to check out was a 14 Mile 1955 Chevy 2 door that was never registered which went to a collector in Japan.

Now to get to your question on the cars and if they are open to the general public. Sad to say the owner passed away a month after he let me see the cars and I'm not sure what his wife will end up doing with them. He had asked me to help put together his Red Lamborghini but that never happened. I am including pics of some of the other cars that were below the dealership as well.

I'll try to find out what will become of the cars and let you know.

Sorry the pics were so dark. The cars are under a dealership and stored in what I would call a basement but at least its a dry storage. Ill see if I can get better pics and some of the interior and under the hood and if I can ill send them out to you.

Right now all I know about the 59 is that it was hand made and the ONLY prototype for that model. It was used at the different International Car shows back in 59.

Hawaii, well it's Hawaii. Nice weather and sandy beaches. But I am ready to move back to the mainland where I can drive more than an hour and not be where I started from.

Mahalo,

Jeff."